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	<title>The Whisky Grotto &#187; Islay</title>
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		<title>Latest release from Bruichladdich influenced by France’s greatest chateaux of all time</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/10/05/latest-release-from-bruichladdich-influenced-by-france%e2%80%99s-greatest-chateaux-of-all-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/10/05/latest-release-from-bruichladdich-influenced-by-france%e2%80%99s-greatest-chateaux-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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The Bruichladdich A Paulliac Cuvée 16 it the first out of totally 6 limited editions to be released under The First Growth label.
The First Growth series comprises of 6 limited edition Cuvées &#8211; labelled A to F. Each is a 16 year old Bruichladdich, American oak matured, with an additional cask evolution in French oak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardbeg Blasda available now!</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/15/ardbeg-blasda-available-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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Earlier today we wrote about the new Ardbeg Blasda. 
Since then Ardbeg has taken down the site I linked to. But instead, they&#8217;ve placed the Blasda as well as a Blasda Peatbox in the shop.
I of course threw my self in there and bought myself a bottle. So, now I&#8217;m eagerly standing by the mailbox awaiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Details of Ardbeg Blasda is sipping out</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/15/details-of-ardbeg-blasda-is-sipping-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On september 28th Ardbeg are about to release a new bottling called Ardbeg Blasda.
Ardbeg will launch a digital drive some time the coming weeks to promote the new expression. The campaign, created by Story, will target Ardbeg customers to create a buzz around the new drink, Blasda, which is means ‘sweet and delicious’, in Gaelic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whisky Chef &#8211; Martine Nouet shows why an Islay whisky is different</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/whisky-chef-martine-nouet-shows-why-an-islay-whisky-is-different/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/whisky-chef-martine-nouet-shows-why-an-islay-whisky-is-different/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I’m not 100% sure it’s only the weather. But this wonderful video from SingleMaltTV on YouTube that features Whisky Chef &#8211; Martine Nouet challenging a force 9 gale on Port Charlotte pier in the name of her favorite winter malts at least makes me wanna go Islay hopping.
Enjoy!

 
 Listen to this post]]></description>
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		<title>The making a bottle of Lagavulin 16 yrs in mosaic</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/the-making-a-bottle-of-lagavulin-16-yrs-in-mosaic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/the-making-a-bottle-of-lagavulin-16-yrs-in-mosaic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santi. Artist, freak, lover and friend according to his YouTube profile had a client coming into his studio. The order? A bottle of Lagavulin Single Malt Whisky 16 yrs made purely in mosaic. 
In a series of 5 videos on YouTube we get to follow how Santi (who by the way thinks lagavulin is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oloroso and Manzanilla in Bruichladdich latest whisky comparison experiment</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/14/olorosso-and-manzanilla-in-bruichladdich-latest-whisky-comparison-experiment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/14/olorosso-and-manzanilla-in-bruichladdich-latest-whisky-comparison-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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Bruichladdich has released two bottlings of the same vintage to compare and contrast.
In July 1998, identically distilled whisky was filled in to Sherry casks for full term maturation. Recent tastings proved that unexpectedly two types of casks were used.
One cask type had contained Oloroso, a dark, sweet, fortified wine, the backbone of ‘cream’ sherry. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More whisky in the tank</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/12/more-whisky-in-the-tank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/12/more-whisky-in-the-tank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote yesterday about Lagavulin being used as fuel. Well, didn&#8217;t take long before I had another strange whisky fuel experiment in my inbox. This time it involved Bruichladdich.

BBC filmed an unusual biofuel experiment on the whisky island of Islay.
The experiment involved TV’s wine expert Oz Clarke and Top Gear’s James May attempting to run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A local of Islay pour Lagavulin whisky into his 1978 Rolls Royce</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/11/a-local-of-islay-pour-lagavulin-whisky-into-his-1978-rolls-royce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/11/a-local-of-islay-pour-lagavulin-whisky-into-his-1978-rolls-royce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 

Newstrack India got a little post about a different (and quite stupid) way to beat fuel costs.

With the cost of fuel going up day-by-day, crafty islanders have discovered a unique way to keep their wheels running &#8211; fuelling cars with whisky.
The locals of Islay have been running their cars on nothing but whisky, a fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardbeg takes you an adventure into the heart of Corryvreckan with their latest whisky</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/27/ardbeg-takes-you-an-adventure-into-the-heart-of-corryvreckan-with-their-latest-whisky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/27/ardbeg-takes-you-an-adventure-into-the-heart-of-corryvreckan-with-their-latest-whisky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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I stopped by Ardbegs website today and I noted that I&#8217;ve missed the news that another piece of &#8216;gunpowder&#8217; whisky has come our way. But, better late than never.
The latest Ardbeg single malt whisky is called Corryvreckan &#8211; named after the fierce whirlpool to the north of Islay, and the Viking prince who braved the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Alps to the Pyrennees  &#8211; The Hills are Alive</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/18/from-the-alps-to-the-pyrennees-the-hills-are-alive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/18/from-the-alps-to-the-pyrennees-the-hills-are-alive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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The second edition bottling of 18 year old of Bruichladdich Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky has just been bottled and is leaving Islay for the first time.
It was designed  to compliment  the original 18 year old bottling matured in American oak then refined in Willi Opitz’s Austrian sweet wine casks &#8211; which too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Islay videos for Islay fans</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/04/islay-videos-for-islay-fans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/04/islay-videos-for-islay-fans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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Some of you might have seen the new menu option up to the right on WhiskyGrotto.com. I’ve gathered all my favorite Videos from YouTube on one page. I&#8217;m glad to see that others are doing the same.
Today I noticed that Islay Weblog, a great blog about everything that you need to know about Islay, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peat, Rocks &amp; Waves when Bruichladdich release three new versions of their multi-vintage range of single malt whisky.</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/01/peat-rocks-waves-when-bruichladdich-release-three-new-versions-of-their-multi-vintage-range-of-single-malt-whisky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/01/peat-rocks-waves-when-bruichladdich-release-three-new-versions-of-their-multi-vintage-range-of-single-malt-whisky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[updated with new photos of bottles and packaging 2008 07 03]

I’ve always been a fan of Bruichladdich original styled Islay whisky, so I’m glad to report on some new “ cuvée’s” from the destillery.
The multi-vintage range concept now launched by Bruichladdich was originally inspired by Champagne’s Remi Krug: “With a single vintage, it is God [...]]]></description>
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